I was a Missing Person

@akalinus (44366)

United States

January 3, 2022 11:27am CST

A while back, I came home to get my mail. I had been visiting family in another city. My neighbor knocked on the door and said the police were looking for me. "Wait, what?" They noticed that I was not coming and going as usual so they reported me missing. The cops came and put cameras up to the windows to see if I was there. Like, really? I had to actually talk to the cops to assure them that I was me, I was alive, and was unharmed. Nothing like this ever happened before. I did not know that the neighbors cared about where I was. I guess that is a good and rare thing. What do you think about that? Have you ever been missing and did they find you yet?

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@NJChicaa (127116)

• United States

3 Jan 22

It is good that they are keeping an eye out for you

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

3 Jan 22

Yes, it is but the thought of sticking cameras through my windows really turns me off. I don't like it at all. The neighbors are sweet and watchful but it is a little too much.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Jan 22

I have never been missing. If I were you I’d inform my neighbors next time I was going away.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Jan 22

@RubyHawk Yes, she is a great neighbor. I am lucky they moved in next to me.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Jan 22

I have her phone number now and call every so often to let her know I am alive.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Jan 22

@akalinus It’s nice that-she was trying to look out for you. she’s a good neighbor.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

5 Jan 22

I guess it's both a good and bad thing knowing your neighbors keep an eye out for you but a bit disturbing that the police got involved.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

I don't like that they did. I knew where I was. Every morning, I got up and noticed I was not missing.

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Jan 22

You do have wonderful neighbors to be so concerned about you.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

Yes, I do. Thanks. But cameras stuck in my windows is a little much.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@DianneN That was the cops doing the camera bit. It is funny actually but I just don't like that happening. There was a package for my son inside my porch and they even ran the name and looked for other family members.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@akalinus Nosy peeps

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Jan 22

I'm glad you have caring neighbors. I'm glad you're alive and well. No. Nobody is looking for me. I'm not sure if that means I'm missing, nobody cares, or they know where to find me.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

3 Jan 22

I think they care very much. I think they know where to find you. Maybe you could write in a missing person episode in one of your novels. I flunked Nano. Got 30,000 words. There were lots of outages that helped. The internet was MIA or the electricity did not work, and there was family drama that added to the confusion.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Jan 22

@akalinus I'm so sorry the powers that be worked against you for NaNo. I got to 50K plus and stopped. The story is good, but I want to focus on my next one to publish. Putting in a missing person in a book sounds like a good idea. I'll think about it.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jan 22

I guess it's nice that they were keeping an eye out for you. Perhaps you all need to let each other know if you're going to be missing for some time.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Jan 22

Yes, I am doing that now. Once I 'disappeared' for three months and no one noticed.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@JudyEv I went to see family up north. They all had problems and I just stayed a lot longer than I was planning on.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jan 22

@akalinus Gosh, three months is a long time for people not to notice.

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

3 Jan 22

I am glad your neighbors do care about you and your well being. It is so much the other way for some.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

3 Jan 22

Yes, that is the way it usually is. I had no idea that anyone would actually care. It is a good feeling.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

4 Jan 22

This is very rare indeed. I am glad you were found

Yes I was reported missing once too by an ex husband, but not because he cared, because he wanted to find me to destroy me and my then young son. Abuse is horrific.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@akalinus Sort of thanks..still taking abuse from slumlords tho

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Jan 22

I'm so sorry. I hope you are in a better place now.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@RebeccasFarm Someday you will move on from that too. I hope it is soon.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

5 Jan 22

I'm glad your neighbors are paying attention to you to some extent. I think it was very nice of them to be concerned about you. We have an appointment to have my blood pressure meds checked. Pretty told me yesterday that I'm becoming forgetful and have gotten lost driving us home from places. (I don't remember that but I don't doubt what she's saying. It's happened before when my meds went out of adjustment.) I'm happy to see you back on myLot.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

5 Jan 22

I don't know what you're talking about...

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

@DaddyEvil I always think yay, DE is here to save the day!

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Jan 22

I am happy to see you too. You always add fun to the discussions.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

3 Jan 22

@akalinus I find that just hilarious. I do hope you had nothing rude lying around when the camera was snooping. Can’t think what sort of rude thing you might have, but anyway. We’re the neighbours embarrassed at causing such a fuss?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

3 Jan 22

I just had furniture and other boring stuff.

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@soymex (1111)

• Bucharest, Romania

3 Jan 22

Think of having seen you on TV , on the news , as missing !!

I had an incident like that too, in Italy I had nowhere to charge my phone for almost two days , when the messages started coming in they didn't stop !

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

3 Jan 22

Were you on TV or the news? It looks like folks are watching out for you too.

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